Referees, linesmen battle for assignment

The IIHF has named 32 referees and 31 linesmen to its long list for the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The IIHF Officiating Committee will make the final decision and name 16 referees and 16 linesmen in February 2016. Until then the candidates from 15 different countries will have the chance to convince in other international assignments and in their leagues.

In total the IIHF has named 449 on-ice officials – referees and linesmen, female and male – for its international tournaments during the 2015/2016 ice hockey season including the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship program, six men’s Olympic Qualification events that will take place this season, the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer and the first three tournaments of the Continental Cup. Click here for the full list.